moreish
/ˈmɔːɹɪʃ/
"moreish" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“moreish” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Causing one to want to have more, addictive.
Corpus desk
Index EN-moreish · moreish · English
moreish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moreish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈmɔːɹɪʃ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “moreish” in English
Rare enough to double-check
moreish is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈmɔːɹɪʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Causing one to want to have more, addictive.".
moreish has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From more + -ish. The correct English form is moreish, spelled M-O-R-E-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Causing one to want to have more, addictive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how moreish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
More-ish. This wine has but one fault, and that is, it is more-ish: i.e. more of it is wanted, or there is too little of it.
Tell you what, that crack is really moreish.
Etymology
From more + -ish.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.